Offer,Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248
Helmut Krebs (Evangelist), Gunthild Weber (Angel), Sieglinde Wagner (contralto) & Heinz Rehfuss (Herod)
Berliner Motettenchor, RIAS Kammerchor & Berliner Philharmoniker, Fritz Lehmann (Parts I–IV), Günther Arndt (Parts V–VI)
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Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248
Work length2:45:58
- Heinz Rehfuss (bass), Helmut Krebs (tenor), Sieglinde Wagner (alto), Oskar Rothensteiner (bassoon), Gunthild Weber (soprano), Peter Steiner (cello continuo), Wolfgang Meyer (positive organ)
- Berliner Philharmoniker, Berliner Motettenchor, RIAS Kammerchor
- Günther Arndt, Fritz Lehmann
- Recorded: 1955-08-03
- Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin
No.1 Chorus: "Jauchzet, frohlocket"
Track length8:16
No.2 Evangelist: "Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit"
Track length1:31
No.3 Rezitativ (Alt): "Nun wird mein liebster Bräutigam"
Track length1:04